Dysmenorrhea begins before menstruation

Generally, women will feel dysmenorrhea after the menstruation comes, and some women will have very severe reactions when they have dysmenorrhea. Some even need to take painkillers to control it for a short time. However, some women feel dysmenorrhea before their period comes. In severe cases, they may also experience nausea, vomiting, backache, and other symptoms, but they don’t know what to do. So, why does dysmenorrhea begin before the period comes?

1. What is dysmenorrhea?

Dysmenorrhea is a phenomenon in which women experience slight waist or lower back pain before and after their menstrual period, and may even be accompanied by nausea and vomiting, cold sweats, and cold hands and feet. Generally speaking, it is a normal physiological phenomenon for women. In a small number of women, dysmenorrhea is pathological dysmenorrhea. Dysmenorrhea is a common and frequently occurring gynecological disease, usually manifested as periodic lower abdominal distension, cold pain, burning pain, tingling, dull pain, heaviness, spasmodic pain, etc. It may also be accompanied by systemic symptoms such as breast pain, anal heaviness, chest tightness and irritability.

2. Normal physiological phenomenon

Most people will experience symptoms of dysmenorrhea about a week before their period. If you calculate the days and find that your period has not yet come, dysmenorrhea is a normal physiological phenomenon. If you experience dysmenorrhea but do not have your period when your period is due, a delay of less than 7 days is also normal.

3. Pregnancy-related abdominal pain

If you feel dysmenorrhea and have not had your period yet, but have had sexual intercourse before, you may suspect that you may be pregnant. It is recommended that you use a pregnancy test strip to check whether you are pregnant. If you don't realize you are pregnant, you may mistake abdominal pain for dysmenorrhea. This abdominal pain in early pregnancy is a normal physiological phenomenon and there is generally no need to worry. It is recommended to go to the hospital for an early pregnancy test.

4. Menopausal syndrome

If a woman around 50 years old experiences dysmenorrhea and no menstruation, it can also be considered as menopausal factors. When women enter menopause, their ovarian function begins to decline and their endocrine system becomes imbalanced, leading to menstrual disorders. They may also experience dysmenorrhea and amenorrhea.